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RED MORNING
For persons who cannot afford to pursue the extensive itinerary prescribed by the multi-coloured iterature of the travel agencies, Red Morning," the new thrilling melodrama of the South Seas, said to offer a vicarious trip to British New Guinea and the Fiji
Islands as well as worth while dramatic action story, showing on Wednesday, at the King's Theatre- Two well-known explorers, George Dromgold and James Shackel- ford, spent more than ten months in this British settlement off Aus tralia. Facing tropical perils and risking their lives every time, they painted, their forbidden cameras toward the tribal existence of the natives, they authentically captur- ed the characteristic dances, eerla religious rites, and habits of life of these Polynesians. Dromgold and Shackelford are said to be the
first
· MIDNIGHT ALIBI. ·
"Midnight Allbi," First Nation-" ai's picturization of Damon Run-
yon's thrilling romance of metro- politan New York of the present day, is scheduled to open at the Alhambra Theatre on Wednesday, with Richard Barthelmess in the stellar role and Helen Lowell, famous New York stage favourite in an outstanding characteriza- tion.
Much in the same tempo as his Lady for a Day." Runyon has drawn gangster characterizations in whimsical vein, in a story that carries an unusual romance and many thrills. The unusual friend- ship that springs up between the proud old aristocrat, Abigail Ards- ley,
and the young mcketeer, Lance McGowan, who seeks refuge In her secluded mansion when pursued by a rival gang intent on
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So this alluring young girl, abandoned in" the nerve center of world intrique, sang and danced by night and wept by day...her des.. Eny enmeshed in a web of intrique and destruction.
MARIE GALANTE
A FOX Picture with
SPENCER TRACY KETTI GALLIAN
explorers to penetrate this putting him or the spot, drama- MARIE GALANTE SWEET ADELINE
last frontier of civilization for the benefit of the motion picture in- dustry.
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The location scene shots are em- bodled into a thrill story depicted by a group of Hollywood fav- ourites. Stem Duna, of "La Cucaracha". fame and Regis Toomey portray
the romantle leads.
"Red Morning.” "an "RKO-Radio Picture; includes in its supporting cast Raymond Hatton, Charles, Middleton, PAL West, Mitchell 'Lewis and Francis MacDonald, Wallace Ford-directed.
WHIRLPOOL
French Actress Scores
tizes the spirit of New York is few, If any other stories, have done.
Barthelmess has the role of the gangster, and also appears in a short episode as the sweetheart of the aristocratic spinster when 'she was a young girl forty five years before. It is.. the resemblance of
"Marle Galante," that much the two youths that draws the
awaited picture had its initial spinster to the gangster. Miss
showing at the King's Theatre Lowell appears 1.3 the elderly Abigail Ardsley, and is said to give yesterday and with it was Ketti a remarkable perfomance, and one that will proclaim her as one of the leading screen players as she had formerly been on the stage.
Gallian's début on the
screen.
After having read the advance ac- counts of the picture we went to the King's expectting to find en- tertainment of a high order and it may be said without any ex- aggeration that we were not dis- appointed.
Mile Callian plays the part of the ilttle French walf whose heart
Ahn Dvorak plays the role of the present day sweetheart and sister of a rival gangster, enacted by Robert Barrat. It is this love How inexorably adverse circums-affair that eventually leads to the of the brother with tances may dog a man's footsteps murder throughout life is ably and vividly Barthelmess accused of the crime, depicted in Columbla's "Whirl- although innocent. pool with Jack Holt in the star ring role; the story unfolds and builds to a dramatic denouement OLD PARLIAMENT FILMED we shall see more of her pictures
on the local screen. than more throughout.
with
usual interest
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Cabinet Ministers who attended Rankin, a carnival owner, play the first night of "Cilve of India" ed by Hoit, is sent to the peniten-must have been interested by the tlary for twenty years on "a charge detailed reconstruction of an 18th <t manslaughter and shortly
century Parliamentary inquiry. learns that Helen his bride of but
The old St. Stephen's Hall was a few months is to bear him
breaking existence in the Canal Zone forms the theme for "Marte Galante" and she did it in so able a manner that it is to be hoped
There is also humour in plenty In "Marie Galante," the chief con- tributors to this being Ned Sparks and Stepin Fetchit, both of whom are well-known to local cinema fans." Mention must also be made of Spencer Tracy who is co-starred with Mile. Gallian in the picture question, when he accused Clive and between the two of them, ably, of corruption was heard again:
helped by a sympathetic support Perhaps my Lord Clive will now-ing cast, they have given us an-
a child. She swears eternal fide-reproduced, and Burgoyne's bitter lity and in order to release her from the life of a convict's wife, Rankin, through a cleverly plan- ned ruse, leads her to belleve he has died in an attempted prison break.
deign to reply and let us judge other excellent contribution to the whether his gift of oratory cari ex-stiver screen.-F. M. A. plain this other—"gift?"
Clive's reply, again, was taken from the original speech.
I was sorry, however, not to hear Mr. Ronald Colman declaim Clive's famous exclamation:
By God. Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
At the expiration of his term he soon establishes himself as the underworld chief, Sheldon, with the aid of his former henchman Mac, who furnishes him with help and the audience with his thou sand-and-one imaginary allments. Holt's true identity discovered by Sandra, his daughter and his While noticeably better-looking wife's marriage, to" a prominent than Robert Clive, Mr. Colman had judge, greatly involves matters. all the soldierly, sternness the role -An inescapable situation ensues required.
when a shyster lawyer unearths 'Sheldon's past and threatens the wife, and daughter, and the story apeedily moves to startling climax.
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For rough comparision. I give as illustrations the Clive of Nathaniel Dance in the National Portrait Gallery and the Olive of Mr. Col.
man.
Knotty Problem
It a statement made on a gramo- phone record written or spoken.!
This question is agitating the minds, of several eminent counsel.
A well-known rann thinks that a gramophone record which is being sold in its thousands casts a reflec tion on his character.
He consulted a solicitor with a The
view to bringing an action. record is libellous," he said.
"No" replied the solicitor, "i is slanderous,"
Then he thought again—and de- cided to consult counsel
"Obviously slander," said the counsel, "because the words com- plained of are spoken in the re- cording studio"
A second counsel was consulted. "Libel," he said. It must be libel, because the words are eleo- trically written on the record."
Still not satisfied, the solicitor went to a counsel with even grest er experience than the other two. "Libel and slander." he said. And that's that!
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INCORPORATED AC. COUNTANTS
The Society of Incorporated Accounts celebrated Its jubilee with a dinner on Wednesday.
Three of the original members -Sir James Martin, who was the Life in the gay old nineties is society's first secretary. Mr. Fre- re-lived on the screen in "Sweetderick Walmsley and Mr. Edward Adeline" a musical comedy which whittaker-were present. is having simultaneous runs at the Centrai and Alhambra Theatres,
The production of the picture is superb and the settings and scenes leave nothing to be desired in fact the loveliness and the originality of it are seldom seen and unlike most musical comedles. It does not depend on the beauty of the "girls" for its charm.
When the society started it had only 200 members and poky, little. offices in Gresham-street. It now has 6400 members and a magni- ficent building of. Its own on the Victoria-embankment.
The society was formed. Ave years after the Institute of Char- tered Accountants. It is the more:
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Irene Dunne herself strikes the note which starts it off in a dir-tions ferent key from most other plc- tures, far she is not the tap dancing, blues singing type that we as often see.
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She has a delightful voice and is given full scope in the new songs that she is given to sing. Her ex- quisite voice is heard to good ad- vantage.
In the way of humour Hugh Herbert provides it in plenty and life in "the good old days" is set forth in all its details:
Others in the cast are Donald weeds, Ned Sparks. Joseph Caw- thorn, Louls Calhern, Winifred
Shaw, Nydia Westman, Dorothy Dare Phii Regan, Don Alvarado, Jack Mulhall and Noah Berry.
Dances songs and a delightful plot all go to make up "Sweet Ade- line an entertaining picture which fans will be certain to enjoy.
This is "one of those musical comedies that should not be miss- ed.-O. M. 0.
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unarticled clerk in an accountant's office can quality for membership. of the Incorporated Accountants.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS
The following story has reached the writer:-
Sir James Barrie is writing'a play for Miss Elitabeth Bergner. One day recently he took tea, as he often does with Princess Mar- garet Rose. One of her remarks" gave him an idea for his play."
When he got home he wrote to the Princess, thanked her for his tea and the idea, and said that he proposed to pay two-pepce as royalty.
A day or two later Sir James re ceived a letter from Princess Elizabeth...
She was writing, it said, on` be- Dr. Goebbels's Film Board has half of her sister; who unfortun- banned the exhibition in Germany! ately could not write herself. (of the British film","The Iron Duke,"
The German view, It appears, is that the film does not do justice to the greatness of Marshal Bluecher; who is given only a "minor part" in the victory of Waterloo,
In this country not every student of history, felt that full justice had been done in the Alm to the Duke himself,
wished to know whether the two
As her sister's literary agent, she pence was to be a payment out- right for literary work or whether
would be paid for every "per- formance of the play,
ernment should tempt him with a But we liked Mr. Arliss, not car- good contract to place Bluecher in ing he tended, as he doubtless the gallery, which already includes did, to overshadow supporting the Duke. Voltaire. Disraeli and players. Perhaps the Reich Gov-Nathan Rothschild.
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Mis Ptonga-Ptonga, the Beauty Queen! She had been to a Bach recital with her chaperone.
Well," I said, heartily, hay ing a good time?"
"Lousy," said Miss Etonga- Ptonga Another week of this And I'm through."
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Ptootsie," said her chaperone aternly, "you are not to say such things. She's a very naughtly girl, Mr. Dogberry, She's having quite Wunnderful time really now. Aren't you, Ptootsie-say you are!"} Why look at our programme, Mr. Dogberry 1 Last Wednesday Ex-
made good Mothers" Saturday, demonstration of Olde Englishe Dances by the Dons of Balliol College; Sunday-what did we do on Sunday, Plootsie?"
Sump'a dara (Billy" said Ptootsis with a yawn. "Can't re member what""...
"There you are," said her chap rone. "She's such a naughty girl, Mr. Dogberry. All she thinks about is necking parties.""
"And than some," said Ptootsie,
A Definition
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hibition of Vegetarian Foodsi „goes around all the time feeling Thursday, lecture by Dean Inge; bad for fear he'll feel worse when Friday, debate: "Do Theosophists he gets better."
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Sylvia Sidney BEHOLD MY WIFE!
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